Attendance Policy

ATTENDANCE/TARDIES:Attendance fosters an attitude of responsibility and isessential to the instructional program. State law requiresstudents to attend school one hundred eighty (180) dayper year.Parents will be expected to notify the school office iftheir child will not be in school. Parents are to notify theclassroom teacher of any absence. “A student’s absenceshould be for extenuating circumstances for the absence tobe excused.

Excused Absences1. Illness: documentation may be required2. Family Emergency: up to three (3) days.3. Court appearance for the child: documentation required.4. Doctor’s Appointment: documentation required.5. School Sponsored Activities.***All students will have the opportunity to make up work for any excused absences.

TardiesStudents should arrive at school by 7:4 a.m. The
tardy bell rings at 7:50 a.m. When tardies develop, parentsand students need to sign in at the office. Keep the following
information in mind. A.M.A student is considered tardy when arrival time is before student's lunch hourA student is considered absent when arrival time is after student's lunch hours.P.M.A student is considered absent if departure time is before student's lunch hour.
A student is considered tardy if deparute time is after student's lunch hour or leaving before end of school.